Journal of My Joblessness!- 30 August (Tuesday)

The benefit of trying...
...is that sometimes you succeed! For sure this won't be the case every single time. But every time things don't work out, we've just got to try harder. As Menna van Praag says in her book 'Men, Money, and Chocolate' (a decent read), you've got to be bold in order to make things happen for you. And when they still don't work out, be bolder!

Things done:
- Passed Stage One of MDS' interview process. Now on to Stage Two! This time I've got two weeks, but from the looks of what they're asking for, I'll need every single minute!
- Got my pre-registration certificate from Alliance Francaise Strasbourg. I'm good to start my visa application now. The dream is slowly but surely (ou lentement, mais sûrement) becoming real!
- Great workout at Fitness First, Metropolis. Was quite exhausted at the start of the day, but I am glad that I still stuck with my training regime. I am proud of my body and how positively it is responding to being pushed.
- Recorded my third French blog- 'Ma belle soeur.' On that note, it's less than one month now to my niece's arrival! Can't wait.
- Sent in my application for a part-time position at SaladStop! Hope this goes better than my application to Lean Bento. :P
Lessons Learnt:
I am proud of the positive developments I got today in the two areas that I have chosen to focus quite a bit of my time and energy during my break. But one thing is for sure... that this is still just the beginning.

Good quote from Fat, Forty and Fired' by Nigel Marsh (quoting George Bernard Shaw):
"The true joy in life is being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, that being a force of nature instead of a feverish little clump of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live in it, it's my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."